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title: "CVE-2026-7246\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2026-7246

Publication date 30 April 2026

Last updated 2 September 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.2 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-7246?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

This CVE record was assigned not following CNA/CVE rules and is not
considered a valid vulnerability by the Pallets Click project. The original
CVE record description is preserved below:
Pallets Click, versions 8.3.2 and below, contain a command injection
vulnerability in the click.edit() function, allowing attackers to pass
arbitrary OS commands from an unprivileged account.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-7246?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| python-click | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-7246?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

introduced in 8.2.0 by:
https://github.com/pallets/click/commit/0d69b6ce8b25fe31ea580c608adb8e45df3805bb

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| python-click | * Upstream:   [b96c260](https://github.com/pallets/click/commit/b96c2601af4e01341b4d2c0db494ebee4aef8f42) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.2 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | High |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.2 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-7246)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7246)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-7246)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-7246)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7246>
* <https://github.com/tsigouris007/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-47fr-3ffg-hgmw>